Lakehead athletics Reach Up! Program was back in action this month with a local event with the Matawa Learning centre on June 13th. Approximately 12 Matawa students, along with Lakehead Students, participated in a fun day of playing Rugby on the athletics fields at Lakehead University. The Reach Up! program helps encourage Aboriginal youth…
Challenger Baseball is a program run through the Jays Care Foundation, as an all-inclusive Baseball program for youth with intellectual and/or physical disabilities. This is a nationwide program with currently 73 leagues across Canada with Thunder Bay joining the program this summer. The baseball games are run in a safe and…
Lakehead Athletics celebrated the 2016/2017 season this afternoon by handing out their awards at the Annual Awards Gala held in the John N. Paterson Faculty of Law Auditorium at PACI. Jenn Jackson (Nordic Skiing) walked away with the Female Athlete of the Year, with Kevin Tree (Cross Country) reclaiming the Male Athlete…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2017 TORONTO (U SPORTS) – The best men’s and women’s university curling teams in Canada will compete in the 2017 U SPORTS/Curling Canada Curling Championships, March 18-22 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Eight teams of each gender will participate in the 10th edition of the five-day event, staged…
The Lakehead Thunderwolves curling team competed at the OUA Curling Championship this past weekend. Both mens and women’s teams finished with a 3-4 record in their pool. Dick Henderson was named 2017 OUA Coach of the Year for women’s curling. In their last round robin game, the men’s team, skipped by Dave…
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Bill Keeler this morning. Bill was the Past President of the Alumni Association, past member of the Lakehead University Board of Governors and 2016 Alumni Legacy Award recipient. Many in the Lakehead University family will remember Bill as the Facilities Manager…
RBC Athletes of the Month: February 2017 (Above L-R: Mike Simeoni, RBC Branch Manager; Jessica Bershatsky, Kevin Leatherdale, Kayla Gallo, Derek Patterson, Olivia Bowman, Bacarius Dinkins, Devin Green, Noah Thompson, Tom Warden, Athletic Director) Nordic Skiing Jenn Jackson Year: 2 Hometown: Midhurst, ON Program: Mech. Engineering “Bringing home gold in all 3…
The Lakehead track team is heading to Winnipeg this weekend to compete in the eighth annual Bison Classic. The meet will take place at the James Daly Fieldhouse (Max Bell Centre at U of Manitoba campus) on both Friday February 3rd and Saturday February 4th. The meet will consist of over 300 athletes…
